Operator's Manual

• Cleans the engine while it r uns
• Eliminates gum-lik e v ar nish buildup in the fuel
system, whic h causes hard star ting
Important: Do not use fuel additi v es
containing methanol or ethanol.
Add the cor rect amount of g as
stabilizer/conditioner to the g as .
Note: A fuel stabilizer/conditioner is most
effecti v e when mix ed with fresh g asoline . T o
minimize the c hance of v ar nish de posits in the
fuel system, use fuel stabilizer at all times .
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. Shut the engine off and set the parking brak e .
2. Clean around the fuel tank cap and remo v e
the cap . Add unleaded regular g asoline to the
fuel tank until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inc h
(6 to 13 mm) belo w the bottom of the filler
nec k. T his space in the tank allo ws g asoline to
expand. Do not fill the fuel tank completely
full.
3. Install the fuel tank cap securely . Wipe up any
g asoline that ma y ha v e spilled.
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
Before y ou star t the engine and use the mac hine ,
c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase; refer to
Chec king the Oil Lev el in Engine Maintenance ,
pag e 22 .
Using the Parking Brake
Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the
mac hine or lea v e it unattended.
Setting the Parking Brake
1. Mo v e the motion control lev ers ( Figure 5 ) out
to the neutral loc k position.
2. Pull bac k and up on the parking brak e lev er to
set the parking brak e ( Figure 7 ). T he parking
brak e lev er should sta y fir mly in the Eng ag ed
position.
Important: Do not enga ge the par king
brak e while the machine is mo ving .
Dama ge to the dri v e system may occur .
Figure 7
1. Parking brake-On 2. Parking brake-Off
Releasing the Parking Brake
Push forw ard and do wn on the parking brak e lev er
to release the parking brak e ( Figure 7 ).
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Sit do wn on the seat and mo v e the motion
controls to neutral loc k ed position.
2. Set the parking brak e; refer to Setting the
P arking Brak e abo v e .
3. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade
control switc h to Off ( Figure 8 ).
Figure 8
1. Blade control switch—On 2. Blade control switch—Off
4. Mo v e the throttle lev er to Chok e before
star ting a cold engine .
Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y require
c hoking . After the engine star ts , mo v e the
throttle lev er to F ast.
5. T ur n the ignition k ey to Star t to energize the
star ter . W hen the engine star ts , release the k ey .
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